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Autumn is wonderful. Leaves age, but they turn colourful before falling off. It is common to see a branch having green, yellow, brown and red leaves. The row of trees with the colourful leaves resemble a parade of trees holding torches. Watercolour drawing. I drew this just a day before leaving Berlin.
Sunlit leaves - pen and ink drawing of a view I admired on an evening. Sun light projecting a leaf on to another translucent leaf. Can I depict it using pen and ink? Well, I tried.
Deer forest - a watercolour and gouache drawing
The rivulet - pen and ink drawing
Digital drawing of an imaginary place. Many wonder whether this is an AI generated image. It is not. This was drawn on my iPad using the IBISPaint IOS app.
Digital illustration
Graphite pencil drawing on ivory paper from a photo on the internet. I used HB to 8B pencils.
Pen and ink drawing. I am fascinated by the drawings where the artist brought many tonal values using pen, ink and cross-hatching. I drew this to try that technique.
Drawing digitally helped get sharp image, good colours and shades
When I went for a walk, I saw a plant with ornate leaves. The plant, from my viewing angle, looked like layers of green. I had my coloured pencil and graphite pencils. But. I wanted to see if I could succeed in bringing the layers by my pen, ink only cross-hatching. It was fascinating to draw using hatch patterns to portray layers and values.
Drawn digitally. With the ability to layer, colours, draw and undo, it was easier to draw digitally.
When we were in Berlin, I found this leaf interesting. It looks like a ghost in silhouette. I think this is an oak leaf. When I returned home, I drew this with my pen and the graphite pencil. Then....
... I drew it all over again using colour pencils. I carry a small pack of Faber Castell colour pencils with me while travelling.
A tribute to my elder brother Murali Santhanam. It is based on a photo he had taken in Rajasthan. Coloured pencils on Bristol paper,
Coloured Pencil drawing of a landscape on a textured paper
Attempted digital drawing
Pen and ink drawing
When I went to my brother's house, I found a fruit basket on their dining table. I was fascinated by the colours and the shine. Coloured pencil drawing.
Graphite pencil drawing of a photo taken by my brother Murali Santhanam
Graphite pencil drawing of a photo taken by my brother Murali Santhanam. I used only hatching using the 0.5 mm mechanical pencil.
Graphite pencil drawing
Coloured pencil drawing
It was a leaf sadly separated from its tree. I noticed it while going for a walk. The lighting appealed to me. Coloured pencil drawing on cartridge paper.
Digitally drawn
Drawn with a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil with a 2B lead.
Graphite pencil drawing
Coloured pencil drawing
My brother Murali Santhanam is an avid nature photographer. He and his team had taken many photos and have used them for philanthropic purposes. The butterfly was one of his photos. It was a pleasure drawing this. I used a bit of stippling to bring in the shades. I used coloured pencils as needed.
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